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Flying for the holidays can be fun but also frustrating, and sometimes it's our fellow travelers who drive us the most crazy. And the "most annoying" are "inattentive parents" followed by the "rear seat kicker," according to a study commissioned by Expedia.com. The travel website's 2013 Airplane Etiquette Study found that many of those surveyed were annoyed at parents traveling with "loud children," with nearly 50 percent saying they would pay more for seat in a special "quiet zone." I understand a crying, fussing kid is no fun on a plane (for anyone), but I would argue that doesn't always mean an...

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Flying for the holidays can be fun but also frustrating, and sometimes it's our fellow travelers who drive us the most crazy. And the "most annoying" are "inattentive parents" followed by the "rear seat...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - As we walked across the broad, brick-paved plaza, a burst of music swelled, the strings rising to cinematic heights amid a pounding of kettle drums. A man in a crisp white shirt waved and beamed. Perfectly manicured flowers swayed in the...

Many of you turn to "opaque" online agencies to get the very best available hotel deals. As long as you can specify the hotel's quality range and general location, if the discount is big enough, you're willing to accept the agency' selection...

Now that high-speed trains have taken over so much of European short-haul travel, adding rail options to an airfare search system seems like a no-brainer. Ditto allowing for a preference for "premium economy" in a fare search. Surprisingly, only...

Florida's case against tax dodgers Expedia, Orbitz and other online-travel companies just got a lot easier. Recently released documents from a court case in Georgia help Florida make its case by showing that the companies knew as far back as 2003 that...

Orange County could be close to reaching a deal that would provide a major financial boost to the downtown arts center and Florida Citrus Bowl projects.
The cash would come from a potentially multimillion-dollar settlement in the county's long-running...

In today's Friday files, we're talking about everything from delusional politicians to philanthropic G-strings.
But first, I want to give House Speaker Dean Cannon a mild coronary by saying: Dean, you are right.
Not for your continued efforts to use...

UPDATE: The amendment was blocked from being taken up because it wasn't filed on time. The House then tentatively approved the original legislation that would benefit the online-travel industry. Florida hotels would be allowed to sell rooms to themselves at re

The Florida House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill designed to shield online-travel companies such as Expedia, Priceline and Orbitz from higher taxes. The legislation (HB 493) would make it clear that Internet companies that sell hotel rooms only hav

Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet delved back into the complicated and ongoing debate over how hotels sold online on sites like Priceline or Expedia be taxed, Thursday. Lawmakers, local governments and hotel operators have long battled over how hotel sales shou

TALLAHASSEE– The Florida Chamber of Commerce unveiled a legislative wish list at a press conference Thursday morning at the capitol. The state's most powerful business lobby has a tendency to get what it wants, with lawmakers approving 31 out of 36 of Ch

TALLAHASSEE — Happy Thursday and welcome to the work day. Here are five stories you should be reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel reports that USF-Polytechnic will become the state's 12th public university. From the story: A branch campus of th

The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Three Republican lawmakers have filed bills that will refuel a debate about the amount of hotel taxes that online travel companies should pay. Rep. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, and Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardin

Orange Circuit Judge Fred Lauten Friday ruled in favor of the Orbitz online travel company in a hotel tax fight with Orange County. Lauten said the law is “not sufficiently clear” on how taxes apply to online hotel booking companies. It deals a blow to Orange

An outside group known only as “Progressives” has begun attacking state Rep. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, who is campaigning for an open Senate seat against Republican personal-injury lawyer Will McBride. The group, which was only formed a week ago, has paid for ma

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Rejecting arguments that counties have been shortchanged, a state appeals court Thursday sided with the online-travel industry in a major legal battle about payment of hotel bed taxes. The 1st Di

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Oasis of the Seas has the Seafood Shack; Allure of the Seas has Rita's Cantina. Allure features performances of Chicago: The Musical; Oasis...

Spring break T-shirts, beer cozies, thong bikinis and Mardi Gras beads fill the shelves at the Paradise Found store on Panama City Beach. The shop is hiring extra staff and will maintain extended hours through March and April.
"Now we are just...